Americans expect their president to be equal parts CEO, diplomat-in-chief, commander of armed forces, party leader and motivational figure. Perhaps it’s time to rethink the presidency itself, suggests historian Jeremi Suri.
就权力与责任的极端集中而言，美国总统职位很可能是世界上被谈论最多、却又最不被真正理解的公职。总统被选出来是为了成就大事，但他们却将大部分时间耗费在那些无助于——甚至常常与——其更宏观施政议程相悖的问题上。他们统帅着世界上最强大的军事力量，却一再面对诉诸武力所能达成之目标令人沮丧的局限。他们在全球享有崇高声望，却难以将这种声望转化为……
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